# Trimeresurus mayaae > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Trimeresurus_mayaae > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Trimeresurus_mayaae.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimeresurus_mayaae > Source revision: 1327795461 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Species of snake Trimeresurus mayaae Male from Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, India Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Genus: Trimeresurus Species: T. mayaae Binomial name Trimeresurus mayaae Rathee, Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Dalal, Biakzuala, Muansanga & Mirza, 2022 ***Trimeresurus mayaae*** also commonly known as **Maya's pit viper** is a [species](/source/Species) of [venomous](/source/Venomous_snake) [pit viper](/source/Pit_viper) endemic to [north-eastern](/source/Northeast_India) [India](/source/India).[1][2][3][4] ## Description Males have a deep green dorsum, and fluorescent green ventrum with black interstitial skin. The head is dark green with cyan borders on scales, eyes are rust colored and red-white stripes on the body. Female individuals are similar but with yellowish-green ventrum and green eyes. Both sexes exhibit rusty red tails.[2] Male from [Mizoram](/source/Mizoram), India. ## Range *Trimeresurus mayaae* occurs throughout the [Shillong Plateau](/source/Shillong_Plateau) and the adjoining [Jaintia hills](/source/Jaintia_Hills), [Barail](/source/Barail_Range) and [Mizo hills](/source/Mizo_Hills).[2] It has also been found in [Manipur](/source/Manipur).[5] ## Habitat and ecology Specimens were found during early hours of night in a forested patch next to a stream within Military Cantonment area. An individual was spotted on the ground, crossing a track. In captivity, the specimens fed on the *[Rhacophorus bipunctatus](/source/Rhacophorus_bipunctatus)*, *[Leptobrachium](/source/Leptobrachium)* sp. and [Minervarya](/source/Minervarya) sp. All known records of the species are from elevations greater tha 900m and hence, the low land areas may potentially act as a biogeographic barrier for the new species. The distributed areas are isolated from other members of *Viridovipera* (Subgenus of *Trimeresurus*), by low elevation human dominated landscape, The [Brahmaputra River](/source/Brahmaputra_River) to its north and the [Indo-Burma hills](/source/Indo-Burma) along the international borders of the two countries (India and [Myanmar](/source/Myanmar)).[2] ## Etymology The specific epithet *mayaae* is derived from the name of one of the species discoverer's late mother, Maya Singh Rathee.[2][4] ## Taxonomy *Trimeresurus mayaae* is likely a member of the [subgenus](/source/Subgenus) *Viridovipera* as suggested by molecular data. Molecular data also suggests that the species is sister to *[T. medoensis](/source/Trimeresurus_medoensis)*.[2] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-inaturalist-Trimeresurus_mayaae_1-0)** ["Trimeresurus mayaae"](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1403060-Trimeresurus-mayaae). *iNaturalist*. Retrieved 2024-03-29. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Rathee-2022_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Rathee-2022_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Rathee-2022_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Rathee-2022_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Rathee-2022_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Rathee-2022_2-5) Rathee, Yashpal Singh; Purkayastha, Jayaditya; Lalremsanga, Hmar Tlawmte; Dalal, Siddharth; Biakzuala, Lal; Muansanga, Lal; Mirza, Zeeshan A. (2022-05-20). ["A new cryptic species of green pit viper of the genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Serpentes, Viperidae) from northeast India"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9122190). *PLOS ONE*. **17** (5) e0268402. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2022PLoSO..1768402R](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022PLoSO..1768402R). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1371/journal.pone.0268402](https://doi.org/10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0268402). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1932-6203](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1932-6203). [PMC](/source/PMC_(identifier)) [9122190](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9122190). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [35594256](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35594256). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Karmakar, Rahul (2022-05-21). ["New species of venomous snake registered from Northeast"](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/new-species-of-venomous-snake-registered-from-northeast/article65442320.ece). *The Hindu*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0971-751X](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0971-751X). Retrieved 2024-03-30. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Meghalayan-2022_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Meghalayan-2022_4-1) Bureau, The Meghalayan (2022-05-21). ["New pit viper species found in Meghalaya; named after Army officer's mother"](https://themeghalayan.com/new-pit-viper-species-found-in-meghalaya-named-after-army-officers-mother/). *The Meghalayan*. Retrieved 2024-03-30. {{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: |last= has generic name ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#generic_name)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Elangbam, Premjit Singh; Biakzuala, Lal; Shinde, Parag; Decemson, Ht; Vabeiryureilai, Mathipi; Lalremsanga, Hmar Tlawmte (2023-06-26). ["Addition of four new records of pit vipers (Squamata: Crotalinae) to Manipur, India"](https://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/8486). *Journal of Threatened Taxa*. **15** (6): 23315–23326. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.11609/jott.8486.15.6.23315-23326](https://doi.org/10.11609%2Fjott.8486.15.6.23315-23326). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0974-7907](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0974-7907). Taxon identifiers Trimeresurus mayaae Wikidata: Q114157458 Wikispecies: Trimeresurus mayaae iNaturalist: 1403060 NCBI: 2929021 RD: mayaae --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Trimeresurus mayaae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimeresurus_mayaae) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimeresurus_mayaae?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.